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Jason Steele @filmcow.bsky.social · 18h

Me and my partner's "Bronze" health insurance plan with Florida Blue is increasing from $511.22 a month to $1,711.75 a month next year. Not quite sure how to fit "$20,541 a year in health insurance premiums" into the budget.

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 16h

Don’t we all have standing?

Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 17h

This was my protest sign. Check out the pic in the middle.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21h

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 18h

My arm was a little sore. That was it.

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 18h

@maddow.msnbc.com I heard estimates of 500-800 people at little Compton, RI #NoKings protest. That’s 14-22% of the population!! eastbayri.com/stories/sako...?

Sakonnet protests draw hundreds - EastBayRI.com

While Little Compton is usually a pretty quiet town, hundreds crowded into the Town Commons Saturday to peacefully protest actions taken by the Trump administration for the national No Kings Day. &...

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 18h

Wow!

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Alien Super Show @aliensupershow.bsky.social · 1d

40 is the new 14 if you’re a “Young Republican”…
Ft: Congressional Candidate IL-09 @katmabu.bsky.social

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"Trump has now pardoned or commuted the sentences of most of the Republican congressmen convicted of felonies in the 21st century...."

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With George Santos, Trump finds another convicted congressional Republican to reward

The president has now pardoned or commuted the sentences of most of the Republican congressmen convicted of felonies in the 21st century.

www.msnbc.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

cc: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 3d

This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇

Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.

Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book

Rolling Stone excerpt about Montana’s ballot initiative to combat Citizens United

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

Dear @talsmith.bsky.social:

It's true that the #ACA has fallen short on some of what it hoped to accomplish and needs improvement, just as any major piece of legislation always does.

If you'd like to have a serious discussion about what it actually HAS accomplished, I'd be happy to talk.

mr. sardonicus @mmcgrath.bsky.social · 1d

this dickhead didn’t post this to bsky, but fuck you @talsmith.bsky.social . this legislation saved my life. condescending piece of shit.

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 1d

The people shitting on the ACA don’t remember what it was like before it.

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 1d

They need recounts of the ballots. They only have analysis now. Although more votes than registered voters is pretty good evidence!

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

one category of show prep material for TRMS staff is something we've always called "subway reading".

it's something that's not exactly current events or new reporting... but nevertheless relevant food for thought given the news we're in.

today's subway reading:

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world

Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

www.bbc.com

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 1d

100% agree! It was dumb. We all need to help ElectionTruthAlliance.com look into these signs of manipulation.

electiontruthalliance.com

ElectionTruthAlliance.com

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 2d

I think they were afraid of looking like the people making false allegations of voter fraud and undermining faith in elections. So what Trump did in 2020 worked.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."

(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 2d

I caught that sign by accident when taking pics of some blow up costumes. Didn’t realize it until I got home.

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 2d

Even when we’re not on the same team, we’re on the same American team.

Arditi d Popolo @arditidpopolo.bsky.social · 3d

This is solidarity!

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JusTrish @justrish1788.substack.com · 3d

I won't apologize for the flood of reposts; I wanted to make sure we could all see each other and those who could not make it out in person could see that we all know we are in this together!

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 2d

The boat was adrift and had its distress signal up! JFC!

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.

Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”

Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 2d

Will there ever be accountability for their murdering people on those boats?

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Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 2d

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Tiny Barb @tinybarb65.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty sure they didn’t shoot live bombs from a ship into the camp before.

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